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To help low-income individuals who are primarily employed in agricultural and fish farming labor that is characterized by chronic unemployment and underemployment, obtain and retain unsubsidized employment, or stabilize their unsubsidized employment, including upgraded employment in agriculture. Additionally, dependents of eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers may receive services. Grant organizations provide career services, job training, housing services, and other related assistance.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
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Accomplishment statement: Career Services and Training grant recipients help farmworkers and their dependents acquire necessary skills to either stabilize or advance in their agricultural jobs or obtain employment in new industries. To support better economic outcomes for farmworkers, Housing grant recipients work to meet a critical need for safe and sanitary permanent and temporary housing. For program year 2022, Employment and Training Administration awarded $88,160,000 for Career Services and Training grants and $6,447,000 for Housing grants.
Performance data is available at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/agriculture/performance.
The U.S. Department of Labor awarded $90 million in grants to organizations in 44 states and Puerto Rico to provide training and career services and related support services, and work-based learning to help migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents develop skills to pursue careers in agriculture or non-agriculture sectors. The National Farmworker Jobs Program will support 51 organizations with Career Services and Training grants. Additionally, the Department awarded $6.5 million in National Farmworker Jobs Program Housing Services Grants to help seven organizations ensure migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents have proper housing solutions.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
